Manchester United suffered a shock exit in the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 loss to Sevilla after substitute Wissam Ben Yedder struck twice at Old Trafford on Tuesday. The Spaniards, who had never won a Champions League match in England, moved into the quarter-finals of Europe's elite club competition for the first time since 1958 having drawn the first leg 0-0.

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English Premier League clubs have paid 134.2 million pounds ($187 million) in wages to injured players so far this season, with Manchester United topping the list by shelling out more than 15.8 million, according to a study. Insurance broker and risk consultant JLT Specialty, which compiled the study, said the cost of injuries was on track to surpass last year's total of some 175 million pounds for the season as a whole, raising concerns about demands on players even though the number of injuries is down. "With many of the soft tissue injuries being down to fatigue, these figures will raise questions about fixture pile-ups, especially with the rising costs involved," said Duncan Fraser, head of sport at JLT Specialty.

England's multi-billion pound Premier League rights auction kicked off on Friday with soccer fans waiting to see if a digital giant such as Amazon would enter the fray against pay-TV players Sky and BT. Officials running one of the most lucrative rights auctions in the world were assessing bids on Friday to determine who would screen matches showing Manchester United, City and Liverpool for the three seasons beginning 2019/20. Rupert Murdoch's Sky, which built its business around the English Premier League, and BT smashed forecasts in 2015 when they agreed to pay 5.1 billion pounds ($7.1 billion) for domestic rights over three years, 70 percent higher than the previous deal.

England's multi-billion pound Premier League rights auction kicked off on Friday with soccer fans waiting to see if a digital giant such as Amazon would enter the fray against pay-TV players Sky and BT. Officials running one of the most lucrative rights auctions in the world were assessing bids on Friday to determine who would screen matches showing Manchester United, City and Liverpool for the three seasons beginning 2019/20. Rupert Murdoch's Sky, which built its business around the English Premier League, and BT smashed forecasts in 2015 when they agreed to pay 5.1 billion pounds ($7.1 billion) for domestic rights over three years, 70 percent higher than the previous deal.

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United, whose leading players include Paul Pogba and David de Gea, are currently second in the 20-team English Premier League and play Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League later this month. "Our solid business model has allowed us to invest in the future of the club with the extension of Jose Mourinho's contract as manager and the acquisition of Alexis Sanchez," Executive Vice Chairman Ed Woodward said.

A return to the Champions League came at a price for Manchester United as a related increase in player wages crimped core quarterly earnings for the Premier League soccer club. United, whose leading players include Paul Pogba and David de Gea, are currently second in the 20-team English Premier League and play Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League later this month. "Our solid business model has allowed us to invest in the future of the club with the extension of Jose Mourinho's contract as manager and the acquisition of Alexis Sanchez," Executive Vice Chairman Ed Woodward said.

On a per-share basis, the Manchester, Britain-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 13 cents per share. The soccer club posted revenue of $217.6 ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has extended his contract until 2020, with an option of activating a further year, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Mourinho, who was appointed as Louis van Gaal’s successor at the start of last season, led United to the League Cup and Europa League titles in his first year in charge. "I am really honoured and proud to be Manchester United manager," the 54-year-old Portuguese, whose previous deal was due to expire in 2019, said in a statement on the club's website.

Manchester United have retained their position as the highest revenue-generating soccer club in the world, edging out Spain's Real Madrid by the narrowest margin ever between the top two. The Premier League club topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the 10th time by posting a revenue for the 2016-17 season of 676.3 million euros ($827.25 million), 1.7 million euros more than the reigning European champions. Barcelona were third on 648.3 million euros.

Manchester United signed Chile forward Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in a swap deal with midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan after a protracted transfer saga finally ended on Monday. The 29-year-old Sanchez, who was out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season, has joined the Old Trafford club after local rivals Manchester City had pulled out of the race.

By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) - Manchester United enjoyed the biggest revenue of any European club in the last financial year after a 32 percent increase propelled them above Real Madrid and Barcelona, ...

Manchester United enjoyed the biggest revenue of any European club in the last financial year after a 32 percent increase propelled them above Real Madrid and Barcelona, UEFA said in an annual report published ...

Former Uruguay and Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has signed for Hong Kong side Kitchee ahead of their appearance in the group stages of the Asian Champions League, the club announced on Thursday. Forlan, who last played professionally in 2016 for Indian Super League side Mumbai City, will arrive in Hong Kong Wednesday and will be unveiled at an official press conference the following day.

German roaster Melitta said on Monday it had signed a deal to supply coffee to British soccer club Manchester United. Unlisted Melitta said it would install coffee machines in executive club boxes and ...